Dragons

By the time Spyro: The Dragon was released in 1998, I was beyond its demographic. To me, the franchise has always skewed to the younger set. The succeeding adventures never interested me. It rose to prominence toward the tail end of the original PlayStation’s lifespan, and by then, I had moved on to other consoles.

But it’s a series that has a strong following, one that’s justified several sequels and one major reboot. Now once again, Spyro’s is getting another makeover and judging from fan reaction, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure hasn’t entirely been positive. (That’s putting it kindly.)

Fans who grew up with the series may have expected the purple dragon to age with them, but Toys for Bob has decided to keep Spyro for the younger set.

Wizards of the Coast will be holding their annual Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Day June 7. That’s a Saturday. What does one do on D&D Day? Why they play Dungeons & Dragons silly. It’s a fun part of game culture that involves rolling a D20 (that’s a 20-sided die for the unintiatied). In addition to role-playing (see video above), Wizards of the Coast will also be launching the fourth edition of the D&D rulebook.

If folks are interested in checking out World D&D Day, here are some East Bay locations: